RIP

Bruno Ganz, 1941-2019

The Swiss-born actor became a star through his work in German cinema, teaming up with director Wim Wenders on The American Friend and Wings of Desire. He later starred as Hitler in the historical drama Downfall and played the lead in the Palme d'Or-winning Eternity and a Day.

Staff Pick of the Day

A year before Point Break, Kathryn Bigelow offered a different take on law enforcement with Blue Steel, starring Jamie Lee Curtis as a rookie cop locked in a game of cat-and-mouse with a Terminator-like yuppie played by Ron Silver. Silver chews the scenery to absolute death as an over-the-top killer who also romances Curtis' Megan before he blows his cover. (Available on Tubi)